Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-02
FURTHER INTERVIEWS.

Judge Lynde of Williamstown says the
first Morgan horse owned there was a
Bulrush from Chelsea, owned by MIR.
Densmore--a low, dark bay horse, 149
hands and $50 pounds and a smart trot-
ter. lie was here number of years.
The Kassoh or Carson Horse, also called
Old Soldier, was owned at one time about
1920 at Randolph and also stood at Will
Jamestown. He was a gray, 15-3, 1900
pounds.
Mr.. Lyman Clark of Marshfield, 80 odd,
says: The first horse had was a horse
for work. He didn't have the style. l
have the opinion there was some Dutch
blood in him. Don't think he was IA Nor
gan. He was Il good solid horse; he
went back to Danville; had him about
1880: had horse from Ohio; Carpen-
ter of Danvile brought him from Ohio.
He was not a Morgan. lie was called
Carpenter Horse by good many. l
think have heard of the Sinclair Horse.
| saw old sherman recolect just how he
/
strong limb, seemed as though he was a
dark chestnut. good neck well put on,
good sold-made horse. | knew Goss
who had the original Morgan; he said
that a man in Randolph took him on debt
when a colt that he was a chunked kind
of colt. After he had been here while
he began to be noted; a pretty powerful
thick-set horse. He went by the name
of the man that took him for the note
There was from him the Sherman, Dens
more and Bulrush and one more stallion
with a white face that was sold and wen
to Boston-went into truck team OF
something. Some men went down fol
him but couldn't find him. Didn't any
body know the blood of the Old Morgan
| had the Blancher colt of Buclminister
he was a bay. ID hands, $50 lbs.
A man from Ohio told me that ther,
wasn't but two counties in Ohio where
they did not have Morgan stallion. 4
great many people came to Danvile TO
Morgan horses in 1880 and 1885. TIT
Morrills were logy kind of horses.
smallish bay horse that came from Ran
dolph sired the horse that sired the Nor
rill horse. This Randolph horse wa
rather powerful horse, but rolled hi
feet dreadfully.
jerome ID. Bailey, Marshfeld, said tn
Knights horse got horse that went t
Barre and died there--choked to death
l drove the mother of my mare 100 mile
in nine months time. She was Morgan
mare.
Mr.. Asa Spencer, Marshfield, say
there was Il bay horse, black name an
tail about the size of Julius Caesar an
similar legs, stood at Marshfield a nun
Der of wears. The stock was very gooC
, A majority of it went to market; | thin
| man by the name of Babcock owne
| him. This was about 81 years ago. Their
was Il stallion here called Silver Gray
built like the Morgans, and | think h
was Morgan, AS beautiful horse as
ever saw. He was kept mostly at Mon
r pclicr and Calais about 1880. A MI
f Wheelock brought him here from Me-
Hamp hire, think at any rate, from IT,
= East. He was Il nice traveller, about
hands, stood here a number of year
Slow and Easy stood at MarshfielC
f Montpelier, Calais and Cabot numbt
: of years. | do not quite know h
1 blood. lie was heavier than the Mo
= gans, otherwise resembled them. III
e Morgans had the most durability of an
/ horses we have ever had. When | was
, boy it was said they were the best bloc
Z horses we had. Slow and Easy was
= bay, black name and tail, l6 hands, 12C
l pounds.